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Ann McKechin

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Ministerial Correction
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The following is the answer given by the Under-Secretary of State for International Development, the hon. Member for Eddisbury (Mr O'Brien), to a question from the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Ann McKechin) during International Development Question Time on 14 March 2012.
Ann McKechin Portrait Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab)
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3. What steps his Department is taking to address governance issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Stephen O'Brien Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr Stephen O'Brien)
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Good governance is central to improving the lives of the Congolese people. We supported voter education for 2 million citizens; we are working to increase mining revenues by a total of $2.8 billion over 10 years through improved transparency; we are empowering 2,500 communities to control their own development; and we are strengthening public financial management in the DRC.

[Official Report, 14 March 2012, Vol. 542, c. 241.]

Letter of correction from Stephen O’Brien:

An error has been identified in the oral answer given to the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Ann McKechin).

The correct answer should have been:

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